Former Le Mans Winner Declares Max Verstappen the Rightful Heir to Michael Schumacher’s Throne to Crush Frederic Vasseur’s Prophecy to Pieces

Remember when Sebastian Vettel decided to move ships to Ferrari? The German left the team where he had won 4 world titles and moved to Ferrari to continue his mentor, Michael Schumacher’s legacy. However, the move did not materialize what it promised and what was left was a frustrated Sebastian Vettel. Now, a former Le Mans winner has declared Max Verstappen the heir to Michael Schumacher’s throne as he crushes Vasseur’s prophecy. What was this prophecy and what exactly did the Le Mans winner say?

Charles Leclerc made it clear that it’s his dream to win a championship in the Ferrari colors. Frederic Vasseur recently reacted to Leclerc’s transfer rumors suggesting that the Monegasque confirmed his commitment to the Ferrari project. The Ferrari TP explains how drivers are a key part of Ferrari’s project and that they are going to build the project around the drivers. Vasseur concluded by advising that Charles Leclerc wants to be a world champion with Ferrari. 

Frederic Vasseur believes that Charles Leclerc will bring back the glory days that the Maranello-based team enjoyed during the Michael Schumacher Era. However, the former Le Mans LMP2 class winner thinks otherwise. Richard Bradley suggests that the current World Champion Max Verstappen will leave Red Bull and move to Ferrari in a few years. He expects the Dutchman to be the one who will get Ferrari back to winning ways and ultimately to a title. 

According to a Tweet posted by @Motorsportcomtr, Richard Bradley said, “I think Max will go to Ferrari in a few years. He will want to be the one to bring back the glory that Ferrari had with Schumacher.” [Translated by Google]

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Nevertheless, either Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc leading Ferrari to a championship cannot be guaranteed. A Former Ferrari engineer recently came out to suggest that one thing that Charles Leclerc lacks that Michael Schumacher had an abundance of. 

What does Charles Leclerc lack when compared to Michael Schumacher?

Luigi Mazzola is a former Ferrari member who worked with the greats like Schumacher and Prost. Mazzola suggested that Charles Leclerc lacks the cunning edge that Michael Schumacher had about himself—the behavior of never accepting any failures. While Charles Leclerc does get disappointed, he doesn’t really portray his anger well. This results in him not being able to pull the team up toward a goal like Michael Schumacher did in his days. 

According to Formulapassion.it, Luigi Mazzola said, “I saw Leclerc quite disappointed, he manifested it in interviews, his is a kind anger, he is proving to be a gentleman. I’ve heard that a pilot is missing. I saw it when a Prost or a Schumacher arrived. When a pilot arrives to whom ‘don’t tell him’ and above all who knows what is happening there, he makes a difference because he begins to drag the team towards a goal, he drags it in the right direction.” [Translated Via Google]

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What do you think? Will Max Verstappen go to Ferrari?